When I was researching idlis the other day (I know that sounds strange but I can be that many times) on Wikipedia, for the first time I read about Mallige Idlis! Now in case you do not know Kannada then Mallige is jasmine and this is what I had in mind. Courtesy Google Flower in idlis? Read more

Khushboo Idli As a part of the Blogging Marathon groups we chat plus there are various recipes discussed, well you cannot be a foodie without that can you? In one such chats there were various idlis discussed. One of the idlis discussed was was Khushboo Idli! Now Khushboo means a pleasant smell in Hindi, so Read more

Idli/ Steamed Rice Cakes I do not believe it. I have no basic idli recipe on my blog? The variation is regular idli, yes but the humble everyday idli has no place? How has that been possible? Well let’s have breakfast. Being from Dharwad, a small town in Northern Karnataka where food is the centre Read more

My father-in-law is diabetic so we have been careful of his diet, but these days we have to be a bit more careful so cooking at home have undergone a sea change. The occasional batata chalega, cake okay has come down. The extra sugar does show up on his next blood sugar readings. What is Read more

My daughters’ complaints are basically centred on idli and dosa. For me, it’s a healthy fast food for them its punishment. Dosa they are ready to eat if I have made them after a long time but getting them to eat idlis is like getting your teeth extracted without anaesthesia! I know I am exaggerating Read more

My husband is a great fan of cheese. Any cheese is okay with him in fact if there is no cheese, no let me rephrase it there have to be minimum 2 kinds of cheese at home else I am a bad manager! Now he constantly after me to make cheese idli, his preferred breakfast Read more

There is place in Panaji that serves Idli Chilli Fry and we used to make tracks there just to eat this one dish! The name, however, evokes mixed reactions from the two kids the elder one drools and the younger runs off. The reason being the word “Chilli”! Chilli Chicken is not pungent Read more

Mixed Daal Idli After I saw the event Twist the Traditional Idli event I was eager to send something here but as the countdown approached 15th Feb, the last day for submitting my entry I seem to lapse in a lethargy. I thought of entering Butter Idli as my entry, but one Read more